Rural MAHA Followers Say Trump Hasn’t Improved Health of Their Communities, an AP-KFF Poll Finds
About 8 in 10 rural voters say Trump health policies have had no benefit or a negative effect, a national AP-KFF survey found.
- A new poll from The Associated Press and KFF found that most rural voters believe President Donald Trump's healthcare policies have not benefited their communities, despite nearly half identifying with Make America Healthy Again.
- About 8 in 10 rural voters reported the Trump administration's policies have had a negative effect or no impact on their local health, signaling an apparent disconnect between MAHA-branded priorities and rural perceptions.
- Among those purchasing insurance on Affordable Care Act marketplaces, 77% expressed worry about healthcare expenses, while 80% of working-age rural voters on Medicaid reported similar concerns.
- Voters are noticing "this weird split in the Trump administration" between what health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. messages and what Trump says, creating confusion, according to David Peterson, a political science professor at Iowa State University.
- About half of rural voters report their communities lack sufficient doctors or mental health workers, while individuals like Kim Solis of Lipan, Texas, face higher premiums and deductibles since Trump returned to office.
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The Seattle TimesRural MAHA followers say Trump hasn’t improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of rural voters identify with Make America Healthy Again, a sprawling political movement championed by the Trump administration, but most said President Donald Trump’s healthcare policies have not benefited their communities, according to a new poll from The Associated Press in partnership with KFF. About 8 in 10 rural voters...
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Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn't improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds
A new AP-KFF poll finds that the Make America Healthy Again movement has a substantial following among rural voters, but most don't think President Donald Trump's healthcare policies have benefited their communities.
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The Gilmer MirrorRural MAHA Followers Say Trump Health Policies Haven’t Reached Their Communities
President Donald Trump has championed sprawling health policy changes under the Make America Healthy Again movement, but a KFF-Associated Press survey of rural voters found people aren’t seeing the initiatives reach their communities.
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